Citation

Moghtader JC, Himel HN, Demun EM, Bellian KT, Edlich RF. Burns 1993; 19(5): 441-443.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8105800

Abstract

The use of aluminium ladders around high voltage power lines has resulted in a significant number of electrical injuries and electrocutions. Workers often misjudge wire distances or lose control of fully extended ladders, thereby exposing themselves to electrocution hazard. High-voltage electrical burns of two workers using an aluminium ladder that contacted a high voltage power line are reported. The circumstances surrounding the injury, the clinical management of the case, and the methods of prevention are presented and discussed.

Language: en